French Ligue 1

Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Montpellier
  • 32': Stephy Mavididi
  • 62': Valère Germain
FT
2 - 0
Saint-Etienne

    About

    Montpellier are hosting Saint-Etienne at Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98, Montpellier, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 3': Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 5': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 5': Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yvan Neyou.
    • 6': Foul by Elye Wahi (Montpellier).
    • 6': Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Foul by Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne).
    • 8': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Foul by Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne).
    • 12': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Harold Moukoudi.
    • 13': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Thuler (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross following a corner.
    • 14': Foul by Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne).
    • 14': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 17': Foul by Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne).
    • 17': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin following a fast break.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 20': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
    • 20': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 20': Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier).
    • 23': Hand ball by Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 29': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne).
    • 30': Attempt saved. Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
    • 30': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Dimitry Bertaud.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Denis Bouanga.
    • 32': Goal! Montpellier 1, Saint-Etienne 0. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin.
    • 34': Foul by Elye Wahi (Montpellier).
    • 34': Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Elye Wahi (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 36': Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier).
    • 37': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mickael Nade.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Elye Wahi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Valère Germain with a cross.
    • 43': Foul by Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne).
    • 43': Valère Germain (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Denis Bouanga.
    • 45': Offside, Montpellier. Dimitry Bertaud tries a through ball, but Elye Wahi is caught offside.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Montpellier 1, Saint-Etienne 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 1, Saint-Etienne 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Bryan Djile Nokoue replaces Yvann Maçon.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elye Wahi.
    • 46': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne).
    • 46': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
    • 48': Foul by Mamadou Sakho (Montpellier).
    • 48': Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Offside, Saint-Etienne. Timothée Kolodziejczak tries a through ball, but Romain Hamouma is caught offside.
    • 49': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 49': Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 51': Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yvan Neyou.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mahdi Camara.
    • 55': Foul by Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne).
    • 55': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
    • 57': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
    • 57': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (Saint-Etienne).
    • 57': Valère Germain (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Elye Wahi.
    • 59': Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier).
    • 60': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Ignacio Ramírez replaces Arnaud Nordin.
    • 60': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Mathys Saban replaces Romain Hamouma.
    • 60': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
    • 61': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Denis Bouanga.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Nicholas Gioacchini (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Goal! Montpellier 2, Saint-Etienne 0. Valère Germain (Montpellier) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
    • 64': Foul by Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne).
    • 64': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
    • 69': Foul by Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne).
    • 69': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Foul by Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne).
    • 73': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Bryan Djile Nokoue (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier).
    • 77': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Jean-Phillipe Krasso replaces Wahbi Khazri.
    • 77': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Adil Aouchiche replaces Denis Bouanga.
    • 77': Substitution, Montpellier. Maxime Estève replaces Thuler because of an injury.
    • 79': Foul by Mathys Saban (Saint-Etienne).
    • 79': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mamadou Sakho.
    • 80': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Etienne Green.
    • 82': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
    • 83': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Nicolas Cozza.
    • 85': Foul by Harold Moukoudi (Saint-Etienne).
    • 85': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Ignacio Ramírez (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Phillipe Krasso.
    • 88': Foul by Mathys Saban (Saint-Etienne).
    • 88': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Mathys Saban (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Foul by Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier).
    • 89': Jean-Phillipe Krasso (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Substitution, Montpellier. Yanis Guermouche replaces Stephy Mavididi.
    • 90': Substitution, Montpellier. Léo Leroy replaces Valère Germain.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Yanis Guermouche (Montpellier).
    • 90'+2': Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 90'+2': Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Jean-Phillipe Krasso (Saint-Etienne).
    • 90'+5': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Montpellier 2, Saint-Etienne 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Montpellier 2, Saint-Etienne 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 15
    4 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 2
    57.8 Possession 42.2
    14 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    305 Accurate Passes 183
    377 Passes 264
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 7
    23 Crosses 28
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    48 Long Balls 45
    25 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    10 Effective Tackles 12
    17 Tackles 19
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 5
    20 Effective Clearances 20
    20 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98
    Location: Montpellier, France
    Attendance: 10,402

    Ligue 1 Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 11 +23 29
    2 AS Monaco 11 +10 23
    3 Marseille 11 +9 20
    4 Lille 11 +7 19
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MON Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Dimitry Bertaud (GK)
    3 Mamadou Sakho
    26 Thuler
    31 Nicolas Cozza
    2 Arnaud Souquet
    11 Téji Savanier
    13 Joris Chotard
    12 Jordan Ferri
    9 Valère Germain
    10 Stephy Mavididi
    21 Elye Wahi Yellow Card
    Montpellier Substitutes:
    Mathías Suárez, Maxime Estève, Sacha Delaye, Leo Leroy, Matis Carvalho, Nicholas Gioacchini, Mihailo Ristic, Yanis Guermouche, Beni Makouana.

    ASSE Saint-Etienne (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    40 Etienne Green (GK)
    33 Mickael Nade Yellow Card
    2 Harold Moukoudi
    5 Timothée Kolodziejczak
    27 Yvann Maçon
    10 Wahbi Khazri
    19 Yvan Neyou Yellow Card
    8 Mahdi Camara
    21 Romain Hamouma
    20 Dénis Bouanga Yellow Card
    18 Arnaud Nordin
    Saint-Etienne Substitutes:
    Lucas Gourna Douath, Juan Ramírez, Zaydou Youssef, Stefan Bajic, Jean-Phillipe Krasso, Mathys Saban, Ahmed Sidibé, Bryan Djile Nokoue, Adil Aouchiche.

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